1937 Los Angeles mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1937 Los Angeles mayoral election Los Angeles presidential no 1933 Los Angeles mayoral election 1933 1938 Los Angeles mayoral recall election 1938 (recall) 1937 04 06 and 1937 05 04 First round Runoff Frank L. Shaw, 1935.jpg c0c0c0 Frank L. Shaw 104,48142.57% 171,41554.26% John Anson Ford in a tux 1930s.jpg c0c0c0 John Anson Ford 77,70331.66% 144,52245.74% Gordon L. McDonough, 1930s.jpg c0c0c0 Gordon L. McDonough 40,52616.51% Eliminated Carl Wirsching, 1933.jpg c0c0c0 Carl B. Wirsching 15,7646.42% Eliminated Mayor Frank L. Shaw Frank L. Shaw The 1937 Los Angeles mayoral election took place on April 6, 1937, with a runoff election on May 4, 1937. Incumbent Frank L. Shaw was reelected over Supervisor John Anson Ford in the runoff election. Municipal elections in California, including Mayor of Los Angeles, are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.https://my.lwv.org/sites/default/files/leagues/los-angeles/structureofacity.pdf LOS ANGELES: STRUCTURE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT League of Women Voters Election Shaw, who was elected in 1933, was seeking a second term for Mayor.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DNLA19370423.1.31&srpos=16&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Politics Los Angeles Daily News April 23, 1937 He was challenged by Supervisors John Anson Ford and Gordon L. McDonough as well as President of the Board of Public Works Carl B. Wirsching, the son of Supervisor Robert E. Wirsching who was nominated to the post by Shaw.May 2, 1937 Wirsching Backs Shaw: Defeated Candidate Throws Support to Incumbent in Race https://www.proquest.com/docview/164756260 Los Angeles Times 164756260 In the primary, Shaw and Ford advanced to the general election.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=ERS19370418.2.17&srpos=6&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Mayor Shaw Opens Campaign For Re-Election April 18, 1937 Eagle Rock Sentinel In the runoff, Shaw defeated Ford, with Ford conceding defeat and thanking his supporters the day after the election.https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DNLA19370505.1.3&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN-------- Mayor Shaw Re-elected; Ford Concedes Defeat Los Angeles Daily News May 5, 1937 Results Primary election Los Angeles mayoral primary election, April 6, 1937Los Angeles Mayor - Primary http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=568011 Our Campaigns Frank L. Shaw (incumbent) 104,481 42.57 John Anson Ford 77,703 31.66 Gordon L. McDonough 40,526 16.51 Carl B. Wirsching 15,764 6.42 Andrae B. Nordskog 4,833 1.97 Frank C. Shoemaker 2,142 0.87 245,449 100.00 General election Los Angeles mayoral general election, May 4, 1937Los Angeles Mayor http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=568012 Our Campaigns Frank L. Shaw (incumbent) 171,415 54.26 John Anson Ford 144,522 45.74 315,937 100.00 References and footnotes External links Office of the City Clerk, City of Los Angeles https://web.archive.org/web/20110619161306/http://cityclerk.lacity.org/election/ June 19, 2011 collapsed 1937 Los Angeles Category:1937 California elections Category:1937 in Los Angeles Category:May 1937 in the United States